I have not only changed my life
Mark – Health Coach
What study option did you chose?
In-class, London
How did you find CNM and why did you sign up?
Before CNM, I was a business owner. Just before Covid, I sold a business I had spent 15 years building. The exit of the business should have been the best moment of my life – providing financial security and associated happiness. But life did not turn out that way…
For the following years I had never felt so low, disconnected, and basically lost. So, I took a few years out to raise my son and to regroup. I had never personally lived a ‘healthy lifestyle’ and I was starting to feel the effects of it. My mental health was on the floor. Things started to ache. My sleep was erratic and there were days I could (and would) just stay in bed all day. I had burnout. But I hated to admit it – as a man, father and business leader – it was a sign of weakness.
In early January, my partner made me a deal I could not refuse. “Will you come to London and join me for a seminar/presentation for a course I have just enrolled into? It’s just a couple of hours. I will take you out for lunch and drinks in Town for the afternoon.” Seemed a good deal – suffer two hours and then the rest of the day is fun time! I went to the CNM College conditioning myself for a couple of hours of sufferance. But within 15 minutes, I was captivated. I tried my best to push back. But I kept getting these lightbulb moments. First – this is good for ME. I have not formally learnt any new skills since I was chucked out of university 30 years ago. Firstly, I knew that challenging myself to learn new skills would be a step forwards. Secondly, this is skills I NEED – for myself. It will challenge me to make life changes that I need to make at this time of life (52 at the time) to ensure for my next 30 years I have the best odds of having a positive, healthy, and fulfilling life. I reflected on my social circle and the debilitating effects of heath my post-50 friends were suffering. Physical ailments from work, mental health issues from life and energy levels that were depleted. I wasn’t going to entertain any more conversations with my friends along the lines of “remember 10 years ago when we…”. I was surrounded by all the signals my trajectory of life would take if I didn’t take control, So I asked myself the question “what would I give to feel like I did 10 years ago – and how can I give myself the best chance of still feeling that way in 10 years time?” I kept listening to the presentation. After building businesses for the last 30 years, naturally my next question to myself was – “can I make this a business?” And the answer was YES. So from joining the presentation with every motivation to just switch off for two hours and focus on the promised spoils of London to follow. By the end of the lecture, I had my credit card out. I signed up without my partner even knowing. Suffice to say her jaw hit the floor!
I started the course two weeks later. Every other Monday travelling from Kent to be in the classroom. It’s a commitment that you must be prepared to make. I struggled at first as I dropped out of Biology at the age of 12. But the challenge of learning was also fulfilling. I could have studied a course in a comfort zone – such as business coaching etc. But I revelled in challenging myself to be out of my comfort zone.
How have you found the course?
I write this as I have one more lesson left. I’m going to miss my Mondays. Over the last 9 months I have made friends, I have learnt new life skills, I have regained my personal health, energy, purpose, confidence, and focus. I am now excited to be launching businesses – inspired by the course – both directly as a health coach, but also in other related offerings – which would not have been triggered without being a student of the CNM course. The result – I have changed my life with knowledge and commitment. I have not only changed my life – but now I can help change others. That can’t be a bad thing.
9 months ago, I had no clear direction of where my future was. 9 months on – and thanks to the CNM Health Coaching course – I am now excited for myself and for the other lives I will be able to influence and change.
How do I train to be a Health Coach?
What skills does a Health Coach need?
